GIF: Kobe Bryant's defense on Dwyane Wade & Lebron James!

[Bladers]

Finding one on one matchups with Kobe guarding Wade is rare. Even though Kobe guarded him through out the duration of the game.
Why? Mainly because Wade only plays through screens and picks. Here are a few one on one plays with Kobe guarding wade. Its amazing the defense Kobe played on him. Wade looked shook. He never got off one good shot on Kobe.

He was completely shutdown. For a guy who some said was the best post SG in the league. He couldn't do nothing against kobe one on one. He couldn't even get off a shot one on one against him while Kobe was having his way on Wade on the other end.

Kobe also found his way onto Lebron once during the game, and forced him into an air-ball.

In conclusion, Kobe's man on man individual defense is still one of the best in the league and very under-rated.

Kobe on Lebron



Kobe on Wade

[SwooshReturns]

Outstanding fundamental defense. When he wants to be, he can be a great defender. He just doesn't consistently have the energy to do it all the time.

[Heavincent]

Wade was SHOOK out there. The Masked Mamba ripped his heart out and showed it to him.

[Bladers]

Outstanding fundamental defense. When he wants to be, he can be a great defender. He just doesn't consistently have the energy to do it all the time.

Yep wade didn't see what hit him.

[SwooshReturns]

Yep wade didn't see what hit him.

Yea, he wasn't ready for that effort. Wade also made numerous mistakes when Kobe was playing him for the jumper, Wade being infactuated as he is with drawing fouls instead of getting buckets ... messed up his own game instead of just pulling the trigger on the jumper, kept trying to get Kobe in foul trouble with the classic "let me jump into you when you're in the air and I get two free throws" maneuver that has become so popular in the modern NBA.

Which begs two questions. If he kept doing this ... and was more concerned with getting Kobe in foul trouble than taking what the defense was begging him to do ... Kobe's d must have been seriously in his mind, and must have been really annoying his game.

Which plays into the "psychology of sports" ... something LeBron fans don't understand.

[Tha Catalyst]

Everyone knows that Kobe's man defense is still some of the best, it's just that he doesn't have the energy to do it consistently enough to still be one of the NBA's top defenders. He can't do that and carry his teams offense at this age anymore.

Amazing defense on Wade, wasn't falling for Wade's fakes and the one he did he avoided the foul and forced Wade into a useless pass to avoid the travel.

[Eat Like A Bosh]

Kobe was a great perimeter defender in his prime, he just doesn't do this all the time. The Masked Mamba definitely got his payback.

[pegasus]

Wade commits a disgusting travel in the first play. He first establishes his left foot as pivot, then shuffles it way before he puts the ball on the floor. He and Lebron always get away with shit like that.

[c3z4r]

Wade commits a disgusting travel in the first play. He first establishes his left foot as pivot, then shuffles it way before he puts the ball on the floor. He and Lebron always get away with shit like that.

sad but true

[PP34Deuce]

That was great defense.... And some of those shot Wade was def shook.

I looked online and didn't realize Kobe and Wade have a 4 year difference... Why did I always think it was like 6-7 years.

They practically are the same generation

[Nick Young]

DA GOAT, best perimeter defender in the league WHEN HE TRIES

[tmacattack33]

If you're going to post the plays when Kobe went for the strip and succeeded, why didn't you post the plays where he went for the strip and failed giving Wade a free path to the basket?

Kobe's one on one D is good, but not near the top of the NBA.

[NLZ]

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[swi7ch]

MIA will still be hoisting the title at the end of the season...

[swi7ch]

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